GESS
Grupul de Explorări Subacvatice și Speologice
Bucharest, Romania
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Founded in 1981, GESS is a non-governmental organisation based in Bucharest, Romania working on nature & wildlife conservation, science & research, education.
GESS (Grupul de Explorări Subacvatice și Speologice) is a Romanian non-profit organisation founded in 1981 and registered in 1990. It works on the exploration, study and conservation of dry and submerged cave systems and the life forms they shelter, and on educating future speleologists and divers. It has been involved in the custodianship of protected natural areas, including Izverna Cave, Movile Cave, Herghelia Marsh and Limanu Cave, in collaboration with ANANP. Its work includes research on sulphur-rich cave ecosystems, notably Movile Cave, as well as ecological education through camps, workshops and seminars. Activities take place mainly in Romania, with expeditions and research in Greece, Albania, Laos and Vietnam.
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GESS LAB Mangalia
ViewScience & Research · Romania
Fully equipped laboratory in Mangalia near the Black Sea for microbiology, water chemistry and research on sulphur-rich cave ecosystems, including an underground bunker simulating Movile Cave conditions.
Summer Camp for children
Education · Romania
Week-long summer camp for children aged 10 to 14 with scuba introduction, cave visits and conservation and microscope activities.
Summer workshop for students
Education · Romania
Annual July and August workshop for students from the Cluj university faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Biology, including an Open Water Scuba Diver course and field research.
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National Prize of the Romanian Academy (for the book Submerged Caves)
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ANANP, Green Cross Romania, Emil Racovița Speleological Institute, Grigore Antipa National History Museum, Shell Corporation, FORD Romania, Piatra Altarului Society
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